SEPTA made my toes hurt

I have been working on this theory since I've been taking the 10 Trolley to and from work every weekday. I think SEPTA is racist, as well as slightly unreliable, but slightly inelastic.

Let me explain...

The trolleys service a couple of different areas and are numbered 10, 11, 13, 34, and 36 - at least from Center City to Philadelphia. The 34 comes at least (I'm being generous here) 3 times as often as the 10. The 11, 13, and 36 come at least twice as often as the 10. I have a theory about this. Generally, when the 34 comes, most of the white people disappear from teh platform. Once the 11, 13 and 36 come, the rest disappear, or any that have recently come down the stairs.

With the 10, it's different. The first one comes, is packed jammed full and the trolley driver yells out the door that there's one "right behind me" and that everyone should get on that one. So then, 10 minutes later, after 3 more 34s and one 36 have passed, another 10 comes, but blows right past the station. Finally, after waiting 1/2 an hour and seeing the 34 come 12 times, another 10 comes, stops, lets everyone one, instantly becomes packed, and heads towards the next station.

I think the above example explains why I think SEPTA is a bit racist and unreliable. To explain inelastic, look back to economics class. It's inelastic because it is a pretty necessary service people will have to play for. For example, to get from 60th street to 13th street is difficult. It's either an hour or more walk (through the ghetto), a $15 cab ride, or ...? That's right. F-ing SEPTA.

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Btw, Srav. Read this.